On April 28, Red Cross and Sutherlin Fire will install 300 free smoke alarms in local homes. This event is part of the Sound the Alarm initiative, which includes the installation of 100,000 alarms in 100+ communities across the country.
SUTHERLIN, Ore., April 18, 2018 — Join the local American Red Cross and Sutherlin Fire Department to Sound the Alarm about fire safety and reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by home fires. Every day, an average of seven people die as a result of a fire in their home, and most of these deaths occur in homes without working smoke alarms.
On April 28, Red Cross volunteers, Sutherlin Fire officials, including Sutherlin Fire Chief Mike Lane, and local partners will install free smoke alarms in homes that need them and deliver fire safety education.
WHAT: Join the Red Cross and Sutherlin Fire Department to install free smoke alarms, deliver fire safety information and Sound the Alarm about fire safety.
WHERE: Sutherlin Senior Center, 202 E Central Ave., Sutherlin, OR 97479 (event kick-off and staging area)
WHEN: April 28, at 9 a.m.
Red Cross Regional Chief Executive Officer Candace Horter and Southwest Oregon Executive Director Carisa Hettich will be joined by Sutherlin Fire Chief Mike Lane to deliver remarks on the importance of the Sound the Alarm campaign and local home fire safety efforts. Sutherlin local Pauline Johnson (83) will share her story of how she survived a devastating home fire and was immediately helped by the Red Cross following that fire.
ABOUT RED CROSS SOUND THE ALARM INITIATIVE:
“Over the last 12 months, the local Red Cross has responded to 718 home fires. Home fires are the biggest disaster threat our community faces, killing seven people in this country every single day,” said Carisa Hettich, Red Cross of Southwest Oregon Executive Director. “Please help us Sound the Alarm by volunteering to install smoke alarms in your community, making a financial contribution or taking steps to protect your own family from home fires.”
“Having a working smoke alarm increases your chance of surviving a home fire by 50 percent,” said Sutherlin Fire Chief Mike Lane. “The Red Cross Sound the Alarm initiative will help to install hundreds of smoke alarms in Sutherlin homes and potentially save countless lives not only now, but in the future, as well.”
READ A LOCAL STORY ABOUT OUR WORK:
Read Pauline's story here: http://www.redcrossblog.org/2018/04/sleepy-in-sutherlin.html
ABOUT RED CROSS HOME FIRE CAMPAIGN:
The Red Cross responds to nearly 64,000 disasters a year, the majority of which are home fires. Working smoke alarms in a home cut the risk of death by half, and having an escape plan further improves the odds of survival.
Across the country, the Red Cross efforts to end home fires are making a difference. As of April 2018, the Red Cross and our partners have saved more than 400 lives and installed more than 1,103,000 free smoke alarms.
Please join this important effort. Together, we can Sound the Alarm about fire safety and help save lives. To sign up to help, visit SoundTheAlarm.org.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/Cascades or find us on Facebook at Red Cross Cascades, Twitter at @RedCrossCasc and on Instagram at @RedCrossCascades.